Every day it’s the same: declaring war at lunch, and back to normal by dinner.  I can’t figure out if I should be prepping a costume for the Purim party or buying water crates for the bomb shelter. They’ve driven us mad. To be honest, one man in particular is responsible: President Donald Trump. Volatile, unpredictable, boastful. It’s unclear what he wants from us—or from himself.

But what if I told you that this man—whose negotiating style dictates our fate—wrote a book explaining exactly which principles he lives by? “The Art of the Deal” (1987) outlines the rules Trump applied to his real estate ventures. We may be dealing with Iran rather than real estate, but for Donald, a deal is a deal. “The Donald” lists 11 core principles; three are particularly relevant here:

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